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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President witnesses presentation on AICTE tool which translates English content into various Indian languages
The tool translates English language content into 11 Indian languages
Vice President complimented AICTE for the innovative tool
It is my dream to see the content of technical courses in Indian languages: Vice President
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, Shri Harivansh was also present at the demonstration
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu and Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh witnessed a demonstration by the AICTE officials on a unique tool that translates English language content into 11 different Indian languages.
The presentation on the ‘AICTE Translation Automation Artificial Intelligence Tool' was made by AICTE Chairman, Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe and AICTE Chief Coordinating Officer, Dr. Buddha Chandrasekhar at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas today.
The tool translates English language online courses into eleven different languages- Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese and Odia. Explaining about the salient features of the tool, Dr. Buddha Chandrasekhar said, “The tool is capable of translating complex formulae, English books, research journals, Government documents and English videos”.
The Vice President complimented the AICTE team for developing this innovative tool. He said it was his dream to see the content of various technical and professional courses in Indian languages. He lauded AICTE for making a good start that will greatly benefit many students as they will be able to access a wide range of material in Indian languages. “Fine-tune the tool and present it to the nation at the earliest,” he added.
Ministry of Home Affairs
India and Uzbekistan sign Security Cooperation Agreement
Both the countries reiterated their commitment to fight terrorism
A delegation from Uzbekistan, led by Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Pulat Bobojonov, met the Indian delegation, led by Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah, in New Delhi today. Mr. Bobojonov is on a bilateral visit to India from November 20-23, 2019.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest including bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation, capacity building and training for Uzbek security personnel in Indian institutions, border guarding and disaster management. Emphasizing on India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership, the Ministers welcomed increased cooperation between India and Uzbekistan in the area of security cooperation.
Both sides affirmed that the visit of Prime Minister of India to Uzbekistan in 2015 and 2016 and visit by President of Uzbekistan to India in October 2018 and January 2019 have provided a new impetus to our relationship.
An Agreement on Security Cooperation between the Ministry of Home Affairs of India and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan was also signed by the two Ministers. The Agreement will further strengthen cooperation between India-Uzbekistan in the diverse fields including counter-terrorism, organized crime and human trafficking.
The Indian delegation included Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai, along with other senior officers from the Ministry.
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Employment in CPSEs
As a social safety measure, Government is implementing Counselling, Re-training and Redeployment  scheme for employees of CPSEs who have been released under Voluntary Retirement Scheme and Voluntary Separation Scheme. These separated employees have opportunity of self or wage employment after short duration skill trainings under the CRR scheme. In case an employee does not opt for training his or her dependent is eligible for training under the scheme.
The total number of personnel employed in Central Public Sector Enterprises  during 2017-18 stood at 14.26 lakhs  was lowest as compared to 14.72 lakhs in 2016-17. The manpower planning and deployment in CPSEs is aligned to the objectives and targets of their business plan, prevailing business conditions & requirements and other factors like future operations, expansion and investment plan.
The proportion of regular employees to total employees during the last four years has remained between 82% to 76%. The reasons for change in manpower employment include prevailing business conditions & requirements and other factors like future operations, expansion, investment plan and retirement.
This information was given by the Minister of State of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Babul Supriyo, in reply to written questions in the Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel His Excellency Mr Benjamin Netanyahu￼
(Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a telephone call today from Prime Minister of Israel His Excellency Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, who extended his warmest greetings to the Prime Minister and the people of India on the eve of the 71st Republic Day of India.
The two leaders also exchanged greetings and good wishes for the Year 2020.
The leaders underscored the significance of the strategic partnership between the two countries and￼ expressed happiness at the growth of cooperation in all spheres. Prime Minister Modi stressed the significance of initiatives in the areas of agriculture, water and start-ups.￼￼￼￼ They welcomed efforts to facilitate air connectivity between the two countries.
The leaders also exchanged views on global and regional matters of mutual interest. They agreed to remain in touch, including in the context of the forthcoming initiatives and developments regarding the region.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
NCR States to Work Closely Together in Visualising and Building a Better Future for Citizens of National Capital Region: Hardeep Singh Puri
38th Meeting of National Capital Region Planning Board Held
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State, Housing & Urban Affairs has said that all the states under the National Capital Region will work closely together in visualising and building a better future for citizens of National Capital Region. He was addressing the 38th meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board  washeld here today. Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister Haryana; ShriSidharth Nath Singh, Minister of Khadi & Gram Udyog, Kapda, MSME and NRI Deptt., Uttar Pradesh; Shri Shanti Kumar Dhariwal, Minister of Urban Development, Rajasthan; Shri Satyender Jain, Minister of Urban Development, Govt. of NCT Delhi attended that meeting. Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MOHUA, and senior officers of the Central Govt., and NCR participating States also attended the meeting.
Speaking at the meeting, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Chairman, NCRPBsaid that the NCR Planning Board is a unique example of inter-state and inter-agency coordination and regional development in the country. He spoke of the progressive outcomes of regional planningin terms of Eastern & Western Peripheral Expressways, RRTS corridors of Delhi-Meerut and Delhi-Gurugram-SNB Complex and said that with increasing urbanization levels in NCR, it calls for special attention to address its needs and challenges.
The Minister released the Functional Plan for Micro and Household Enterprises in NCR, which recommends steps that could be taken for development of various types of micro, small and household enterprises, essential at small/ tier-III towns. The Minister requested the NCR participating States to adopt and implement the recommendations of the Functional Plan and put in their best efforts to achieve accelerated growth and development of MSMEs in NCR.
Board approved Regional Plan-2021 for newly added seven districts in NCR, as Addendum to notified Regional Plan-2021, for publication, thus enabling NCR States to avail financial assistance from NCRPB for implementing various infrastructure projects, in line with the Regional Plan-2021. Board also considered Sub-Regional Plan-2021 for extended Haryana and Rajasthan sub-regions. Further, the Board approved the proposal of Government of Punjab to consider Patiala-Rajpura corridor as Counter Magnet Area to NCR.
Secretary, MoHUA highlighted the need to prepare and implement District Plans to extend benefits of planned development to the areas, which are not covered in any controlled area or Development Plans.
Board noted the status of Review exercise of Regional Plan-2021 and initiation of work related to Regional Plan-2041 for NCR. It was also noted that NCR will have about 11 crore population, as projected by a former Senior Officer of Census of India. Accordingly, NCR States were urged to keenly participate and work closely together in visualizing and building a better future for citizens of the mega Region.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Scheme for Women Farmers
The guidelines of the various beneficiary oriented schemes of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmers Welfare , Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare provide that States and other Implementing Agencies to incur atleast 30% expenditure on women farmers. These schemes include Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms, National Food Security Mission, National Mission on Oilseed & Oil Palm, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting Material, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture.
The Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development launched a specific scheme namely ‘Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana ’, as a subcomponent of DAY-NRLM . This scheme is being implemented since 2011 with the objective to empower women by making systematic investments to enhance their participation and productivity, as also create sustainable livelihoods of rural women. The program is implemented in project mode through State Rural Livelihoods Mission  as Project Implementing Agencies.
DAY-NRLM and its sub-component MKSP is a demand driven programme. Accordingly, based on the demand from State Rural Livelihoods Mission for implementation of MKSP through project mode.
In order to familiarize women with the latest techniques in agriculture and allied sectors, trainings are being imparted to women farmers under schemes of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Ministry of Rural Development.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Ministry of Panchayati Raj organises Yoga Utsav to mark the countdown programme to the eighth International Day of Yoga
Ministry of Panchayati Raj joined the Nation in celebrating the countdown programme to the eighth International Day of Yoga at the Ministry premises here today. A Lecture-cum-Demonstration Session on Importance of Yoga in Daily Life was organised to mark 20 Days to International Day of Yoga, 2022 as part of Yoga Utsav – Countdown Programme for International Day of Yoga, 2022 on the Theme: Yoga for Humanity.
The Yoga Utsav witnessed enthusiastic participation from all the officers and staff-members of the Ministry. To maximise the outreach of the event, the web-link was shared with the State / UT Departments of Panchayati Raj and Panchayati Raj Institutions to facilitate participation in the event through virtual mode and to sensitize the major stakeholders regarding the celebration of International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2022.
The Yoga Instructors deputed by the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Ministry of AYUSH made a brief presentation on Importance of Yoga in Daily Life. A lecture on Importance of Yoga in Daily Life was delivered by Shri Tanuj Yadav, faculty-member of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, while Shri Muruli M.R., Demonstrator made demonstration on different Yoga poses/ postures / moves relating to Yoga Break , which is a protocol consisting of simple and useful Yoga practices devised to de-stress, refresh and re-focus on work and helps to increase the productivity of individuals at workplaces.
The countdown programme was chaired by Shri Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and moderated by Dr. Bijaya Kumar Behera, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Speaking on this occasion, Shri Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj exhorted all the participants to make Yoga a part of their lifestyle for physical and mental well-being. He underlined that Yoga–Break can be of immense benefit to the officers and staff-members working in a government set-up. He suggested that everyone should strive for practising Yoga on regular basis as it would help improve the health of all and also help keeping the body and mind clear and focused in daily life. Dr. B. K. Behera called upon all employees to adopt Yoga for a healthier and balanced life.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India continues to scale new heights in COVID-19 tests
Over 11.5 lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hour
On the day when India has registered the highest single day recoveries of nearly 75,000, it continues to set a record in testing too. More than 11.5 lakh COVID samples have been tested in the last 24 hours.
India is one of the few countries that have reported very high numbers of daily testing. The daily testing capacity has already crossed 11 lakh. With 11,54,549 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India has further strengthened the national diagnostic capacity.
With this achievement, the cumulative tests have crossed 5.18 crore .
Timely diagnosis through higher levels of country-wide testing has furnished valuable opportunities to isolate or hospitalize the positive cases adequately in advance for appropriate treatment. This in turn has facilitated lower mortality rates  and speedy recovery.
Expanded diagnostic lab network and facilitation for easy testing across the country through various calibrated measures have given a substantial boost. Building on this achievement, the Tests Per Million  have seen a sharp increase to 37,539. It continues to maintain the constant upward trend.
From one testing lab in Pune in January 2020, today the country stands strengthened with 1678 labs including 1040 labs in the government sector and 638 private labs These include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 854 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 703 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 121 
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana  with effect from 01.01.2017. So far, 3,82,62,840 applications have been received from 1,51,07,981 beneficiaries across the country on Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana-Common Application Software  . The maternity benefits amounting to Rs.5574 Crore/-  have been paid to 1,34,93,697 eligible beneficiaries. .
No incident of eligible women being denied benefits under PMMVY has come to the notice of the Ministry.
The State/UT-wise, including Karnataka, details of funds released and number of beneficiaries benefitted under PMMVY are given below:
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Sl. No.
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State/UT
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Central share of Funds Released to States/UTs
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Number of beneficiaries benefitted
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1.
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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331.24
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4,371
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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31,249.11
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8,50,620
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-
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Arunachal Pradesh
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948.83
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12,225
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-
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Assam
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22,361.30
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4,43,389
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-
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Bihar
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25,458.50
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9,84,120
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-
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Chandigarh
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881.50
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15,623
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-
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Chhattisgarh
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10,498.58
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3,30,875
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-
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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306.92
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5,780
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-
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Daman & Diu
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181.46
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3,112
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Delhi
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416.24
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1,36,733
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-
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Goa
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24,478.32
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12,243
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-
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Gujarat
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13,760.94
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6,34,378
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-
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Haryana
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6,654.47
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3,70,044
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-
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Himachal Pradesh
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6,375.94
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1,28,592
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-
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Jammu & Kashmir
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12,357.92
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1,26,069
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-
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Jharkhand
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26,606.93
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3,64,130
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-
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Karnataka
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15,469.47
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7,19,666
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Kerala
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50.18
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4,22,004
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-
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Lakshadweep
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54,958.41
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552
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-
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Madhya Pradesh
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49,806.50
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15,18,750
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-
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Maharashtra
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1,960.58
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14,07,084
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-
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Manipur
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1,491.78
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27,091
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-
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Meghalaya
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1,692.38
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17,584
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-
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Mizoram
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1,258.87
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16,874
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-
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Nagaland
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4,955.01
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15,846
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Odisha|
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7,526.33
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5
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Puducherry
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515.09
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13,437
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Punjab
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9,343.83
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2,44,073
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Rajasthan
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30,744.11
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8,35,578
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Sikkim
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463.32
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6,304
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-
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Tamil Nadu
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1,5056.2
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5,08,950
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-
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Telangana|
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7,581.40
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0
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Tripura
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2,470.93
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50,069
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-
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Uttar Pradesh
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81,990.94
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24,21,064
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-
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Uttarakhand
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6,802.65
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1,11,137
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-
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West Bengal
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21,952.51
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7,35,325
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Grand Total
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4,98,958.69
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1,34,93,697The State is implementing its own Maternity Benefit Programme.The State is implementing its own Maternity Benefit Programme. The Ministry allows the State to implement PMMVY with State’s Maternity Programme under co-branding. Technical integration has been tested.
This information was given by Minister for Women and Child Development,SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
Ministry of Mines
Mineral Production during August, 2021  Goes Up by 23.6 Per Cent
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of August, 2021  at 103.8, was 23.6% higher as compared to the level during last year. The cumulative growth for the period April- August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year has increased 25.1 per cent.
Production level of important minerals in August, 2021 were: Coal 539 lakh tonnes, Lignite 37 lakh tonnes, Natural gas  2851 million cu. m., Petroleum  25 lakh tonnes, Bauxite 1737 thousand tonnes, Chromite 175 thousand tonnes, Copper conc. 10 thousand tonnes , Gold 89 kg, Iron ore 197 lakh tonnes, Lead conc. 33 thousand tonnes, Manganese ore 180 thousand tonnes, Zinc conc. 133 thousand tonnes, Limestone 311 lakh tonnes, Phosphorite 123 thousand tonnes, Magnesite 10 thousand tonnes and Diamond 38 carat.
The production of important minerals showing positive growth during August, 2021 over August, 2020 include: Chromite , Lignite , Magnesite , Iron Ore , Bauxite  and Coal . The production of other important minerals showing negative growth is: Diamond , Gold , Petroleum .
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India
India plans to restore the only large carnivore, the Cheetah, that has become extinct in independent India.
This endeavor will achieve the following goals and objectives:
Goal
Establish viable cheetah metapopulation in India that allows the cheetah to perform its functional role as a top predator and provide space for the expansion of the cheetah within its historical range thereby contributing to its global conservation efforts.
Objectives of the project are-
- To establish breeding cheetah populations in safe habitats across its historical range and manage them as a metapopulation.
- To use the cheetah as a charismatic flagship and umbrella species to garner resources for restoring open forest and savanna systems that will benefit biodiversity and ecosystem services from these ecosystems.
- To enhance India’s capacity to sequester carbon through ecosystem restoration activities in cheetah conservation areas and thereby contribute towards the global climate change mitigation goals.
- To use the ensuing opportunity for eco-development and eco-tourism to enhance local community livelihoods.
- To manage any conflict by cheetah or other wildlife with local communities within cheetah conservation areas expediently through compensation, awareness, and management actions to win community support.
The introduction of the cheetah is not only a species recovery program but an effort to restore ecosystems with a lost element that has played a significant role in their evolutionary history, allow ecosystems to provide services to their full potential, and use the cheetah as an umbrella species for conserving the biodiversity of grasslands, savanna and open forest systems.
The word Cheetah is of Sanskrit origin and the cheetah finds mention in the ancient texts such as the Vedas and Puranas; it is indeed ironical that the species is currently extinct in India. The original threats that resulted in the extinction of the cheetah have been abated and India now has the technical and financial ability to bring back its lost Natural Heritage for ethical, ecological, and economic considerations.
Successful conservation introductions are a blend of best science, technology, sociological aspects and commitment of financial resources. These aspects are integrated in this Action Plan based on the modern scientific approach recommended by the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature  guidelines for reintroduction and other conservation translocations, provides the framework for bringing back the charismatic cheetah to India.
Ministry of Culture
Culture Minister Sh G. Kishan Reddy to inaugurate an Exhibition on ‘Quit India Movement’ on its 79th Anniversary tomorrow
The exhibition is being presented by National Archives of India as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
Key Highlights:
- Ministers of State for Culture, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal and Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi will remain present at the inauguration
- Exhibition will remain open from 9th August to 8th November 2021 for Public from 10.00 am to 5.30pm
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated to mark 75 years of Independence, National archives of India is presenting an exhibition on the ‘Quit India Movement’ on its 79th anniversary tomorrow. Shri G Kishan Reddy, Union minister of Culture & Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region will inaugurate the exhibition in the presence of Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Culture and Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of state for External Affairs and Culture on 8th august 2021 at 11:30 am.
The is an endeavour to portray the significance of the Quit India Movement in the Freedom Struggle of India through public records, private papers, maps, photographs and other allied material.
The exhibition will remain open from 9th August onwards from 10:00AM to 5:30 PM for the public till 8th November 2021.